Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.36

v1.c3.s21.36

Paṅkti, originally a ‘set of five,’ denotes as early as the Rigveda¹ a ‘series’ generally. In the Taittirīya Āraṇyaka² the word is used of the series of a man’s ancestors whom he purifies by certain conduct.